The vulnerability of the iforce_init_device() function in the drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c file of the Linux operating system’s input device driver module allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the iforceinitdevice function in the drivers/input/joystick/iforce/iforce-main.c file of the Linux device driver module relates to access to an uninitialized pointer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

kernel: joydev: zero size passed to joydev_handle_JSIOCSBTNMAP()

An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s joystick devices subsystem, in the way the user calls ioctl JSIOCSBTNMAP. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system or possibly escalate their privileges on the system. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to...